{
  "node_id": "imo-fal-convention-1965-maritime-facilitation",
  "title": "IMO FAL Convention 1965 - Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic",
  "domain": "Maritime & Shipping",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-26",
  "bluf": "The FAL Convention 1965 (Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic) establishes standardised procedures and documentation for the arrival, stay, and departure of ships, persons, and cargo in international ports. Its Annex contains mandatory Standards and recommended Practices (SARP) governing FAL Forms 1-7, electronic data interchange (eFAL), and the Single Window concept. The 2022 amendments require all Contracting States to implement a Maritime Single Window (MSW) by 1 January 2024 for electronic submission of ship arrival and departure information.",
  "paywall": {
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  "crosswalks": {
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      "wto_trade_facilitation_agreement",
      "imo_compendium_standardised_forms"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "imo-stcw-convention-1978-2010-manila",
    "imo-colregs-1972-collision-regulations",
    "wto-trade-facilitation-agreement-2017"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 7
}